| Vila do Bispo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |||
| Church of Vila do Bispo | |||
|
|||
| Location in Portugal | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Portugal | ||
| Region | Algarve | ||
| Subregion | Algarve | ||
| District/A.R. | Faro | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Adelino Augusto da Rocha Soares (PSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 179.0 km2 (69.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 5,381 | ||
| • Density | 30/km2 (77.7/sq mi) | ||
| Parishes (no.) | 5 | ||
| Municipal holiday | January 21 |
||
| Website | www.cm-viladobispo.pt | ||
Vila do Bispo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvila ðu ˈβiʃpu]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 179.0 km² and a total population of 5,381 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro. To its North there is the municipality of Aljezur, to its Northeast Lagos and to its South and West the Atlantic Ocean[1].
The present Mayor is Gilberto Repolho dos Reis Viegas, elected by the PSD.
The municipal holiday is January 21.
The main square in Vila do Bispo itself has been renamed Praça de Tanegashima in recognition of the twinning of Vila do Bispo with Nishinoomote on the island of Tanegashima. It was a Portuguese, Fernão Mendes Pinto who claimed to be the first European to set foot on Japan and who did so on Tanegashima in 1543.[2][3]
Contents |
Close to the municipality of Lagos, starting from the small town of Burgau [4] it belongs to a protected area that covers most of Barlavento Algarvio (the westernmost part of Algarve), so its beaches are famous by their perceived beauty and natural aspect preserved. This area of Algarve is now a place where tourism is the most important source of profits. The most frequent tourists are older people (65 years - or more) who are retired and want to live their last years in this zone, by building new houses themselves, or buying houses in large condominium like Parque da Floresta and Alma Verde.
|
|||||